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| FX Networks | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) |
| Founder | Rupert Murdoch |
| Headquarters | 212 Fifth Avenue, New York (1994–1999) Fox Studio Lot Building 103, 4th Floor, 10201 W. Pico Boulevard,Century City, Los Angeles, California (1999–2025) Burbank,California (2025–present) |
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| Parent | Fox Networks Group (1994–2019) Disney Entertainment Television (2019–present) |
| Divisions | |
| Website | www |
FX Networks, LLC, commonly known asFX Networks, is an Americanmedia company founded in 1994 built aroundFX,FXX, andFX Movie Channel, plus their associatedproduction company,FX Productions, and is a subsidiary ofDisney Entertainment Television, the television division of theDisney Entertainment business segment ofthe Walt Disney Company. Originally a part ofNews Corporation and later21st Century Fox after spinning offits publishing assets, the company was included inthe acquisition of the latter by Disney on March 20, 2019.[1] Consequently, FX Networks was integrated with the other television production and broadcasting assets that form the Disney General Entertainment Content unit in 2021.[2]
TheFox Broadcasting Company started up its fX unit by November 1993[3] under presidentAnne Sweeney[4] Chuck Saftler was hired in November 1993. Coming fromKTLA TV station, Mark Sonnenberg was recruited as first head of programming.[3] On June 1, 1994, the fX cable channel premiered.[3] Early the next month, Fox Broadcasting chairLucie Salhany and fX was then transferred in a reorganization soon thereafter under Fox Television chair and CEOChase Carey.[4]
In mid-July 1994, a movie sister channel was announced under the working name of The Fox Movie Studio, also under Sweeney under the title of president of fX and Fox Movie Studio, to start airing in the fall.[4] FX Networks launched the Fox Movie Studio on October 31, 1994, asfXM: Movies from Fox.[5] fXM: Movies from Fox on March 1, 2000, was renamed Fox Movie Channel.[6] Sweeney left for Disney in February 1996. She was replaced by Sonnenberg, who remained until 1998. Peter Liguori was appointed to replace him.[3]
TheFX289 channel for the United Kingdom and Ireland launched in January 2004 then rebranded asFX as it moved in the Sky EPG in April 2005.[7] The channel was rebranded as Fox on 11 January 2013.[8]
John Landgraf joined as president of entertainment in 2004 then promoted in 2005 to president and general manager of FX Networks. In that span, FX's original series increased to two to 11, which was a factor in starting an in-house production company.[9]
In August 2007, FX Productions was formed to take stakes in FX programming.[10] FX acquired a number of non-Fox films for the channels. Landgraf was elevated to CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions in June 2013 while taking charge of FXNow digital video-on-demand platform.[9] On March 28, 2013, FX presidentJohn Landgraf announced their upcoming launch of a new channel,FXX. Landgraf described the channel as "slightly more comedy focused" and aimed at younger audiences 18-34 compared with FX's programming and viewers aged 25–54, respectively. The channel was launched alongside the new tagline, "Fearless", that was implemented during 2013 across the channels of FX Networks. These announcements were part of FX Networks' plans to further distinguish itself from the "sameness" of free-to-air television and its "endless imitators" on subscription TV.[11] Also that month, Fox Movie Channel changed its name back to FXM.[9]
In June 2017, the 101-year-old actressOlivia de Havilland filed a lawsuit against FX Networks and producerRyan Murphy for inaccurately portraying her and using her likeness without permission. On March 26, 2018, aCalifornia appeals court threw out the lawsuit onFirst Amendment grounds.[12]
Expanding from the FX-BBC co-production ofTaboo, in October 2018 FX agreed to give the BBC UK rights to all future and select current FX original scripted shows.[13]
On December 14, 2017,the Walt Disney Company announced that it wouldacquire 21st Century Fox, including FX Networks, LLC.[2] The acquisition was completed on March 20, 2019.[14] In a September 2018 interview withVariety of the Disney-Fox deal, Landgraf said, "I think this is a necessary step. I have curiosity and a bit of anxiety about how it will work, but I'm really excited about it.[15]
In 2017,Comcast launched FX+; the service was shut down on August 20, 2019,[16] with four shows shifting premieres to Hulu.[17] FX programming was moved to Hulu as "FX on Hulu" on March 2, 2020, with a limited number of shows.[18]
In April 2025, Disney announced that it would not renew its lease with Fox Corporation and that it would vacate the Fox Studio Lot in Century City at the end of 2025. As a result, FX Networks alongside20th Century Studios,20th Television andSearchlight Pictures, should relocate to theWalt Disney Studios in Burbank.[19]
FX, originally stylized as "fX", launched on June 1, 1994.[20] The network's original programming aspires to the standards ofpremium cable channels in regard to mature themes and content, high-quality writing, directing and acting. FX also carriesreruns of theatrical films and terrestrial-networksitcoms. The network broadcast from a large "apartment" inManhattan'sFlatiron District. fX was one of the first forays into large-scaleinteractive television. The channel centered on original programming, which was broadcast live every day from the "fX Apartment," and rebroadcasts of classic television shows from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, such asBatman,Wonder Woman,Eight Is Enough,Nanny and the Professor andThe Green Hornet.[20] fX had two taglines during this period: "TV Made Fresh Daily" and "The World's First Living Television Network".[21] The "f" in the channel's name and logo was rendered in lower-case to portray a type of relaxed friendliness; the stylized "X" represented the channel's roots: the crossing searchlights of the20th Century Fox andFox Searchlight Pictures logos.
The channel prided itself on its interactivity with viewers. fX, in 1994, was an early adopter of the internet, embracinge-mail and theWorld Wide Web as methods of feedback. Most of the shows would feature instant responses to e-mailed questions, and one show,Backchat (hosted byJeff Probst), was exclusively devoted to responding to viewer mail, whether sent through e-mail or traditional postal mail.
FX Movie Channel (orFXM) launched on October 31, 1994, as FXM: Movies from Fox (prior to its launch, the channel was originally named "Fox Movie Studio")[4] Originally launched as a spinoff of FX, the channel focused on feature films from the 20th Century Fox film library from the 1930s to the 1970s along with a few other film studios.[5] FXM became a separately branded channel on March 1, 2000, when it was renamedFox Movie Channel.[6]
On January 1, 2012, Fox Movie Channel's programming was divided into two 12-hour blocks: its main programming schedule, from 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, was a commercial-free block retaining the older movies from the 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures libraries. Another block, called FX Movie Channel, the other 12 hours consisted of an expanded slate of more recent feature films from Fox, Fox Searchlight and some of the other film studios.[22]
On March 27, 2013, Fox Entertainment Group announced that Fox Movie Channel would be fully rebranded under the FXM name and format.[23] FX Movie Channel became the primary brand for the channel in September 2013;[9] the classic film block retained the Fox Movie Channel name until June 9, 2014, when the block (which retains a commercial-free format) was renamedFXM Retro.[citation needed]
Aimed at young men in the 18-34 age range,FXX is a basic cable channel that launched on September 2, 2013, replacing the sports-orientedFox Soccer;[24][25] FXX is a general entertainment channel that primarily focuses on comedies (whereas FX focuses primarily on drama series and films, while FXX carries a limited selection of dramatic series and films); its programming includes original and acquired comedy series, some feature films and drama series.
With the launch of the channel, first-run episodes of some of FX's original comedy series (such asIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia andTotally Biased with W. Kamau Bell) were shifted over to FXX. At its launch, most providers that have agreements to carry FXX have placed the channel in extra-cost sports packages (despite being a general entertainment service) as an artifact of carriage deals with the previous holder of FXX's channel space, Fox Soccer; this has been resolved over time, with FX and FXX being located next to each other on some channel lineups.
FXNOW is a website fordesktop computers, as well as anapplication forsmartphones andtablet computers, along withWindows 10. It allows subscribers of participating pay television providers (throughTV Everywhere login) numerous viewing options:
Launched in January 2014, the service is also available throughiOS,Android,Samsung andWindows 8 (laterWindows 10) devices,Xbox One andXbox 360, and theRoku streaming player.[29][30] Although the service is available for free to subscribers of participating subscription television providers, shows available for streaming on FXNOW feature commercial interruption.[28]
In September 2018, Fox officially launchedFX+, a streaming service featuring all FX and FXX original series fromThe Shield to the present day ad-free. Initially, the service was made available in the United States exclusively forXfinity subscribers in the fall of 2017.[31] Xfinity,Armstrong andCox subscribers have access to FX+ direct through their set-top boxes via those providers'video on demand platforms, in addition to the streaming options. In July 2019, it was announced on the service's website that it would cease being available on August 21, 2019, as a result ofthe Walt Disney Company's near-full acquisition of Hulu and move of FX content to that service; its ad-free model would otherwise be effectively duplicative with Hulu's commercial-free plan.[16][32]
 Former logo and name | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Network | Hulu |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Disney Entertainment |
| Parent | FX Networks |
| History | |
| Launched | March 2, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-03-02) |
| Replaced | FX+ |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
TheFX content hub on Hulu (branded asFX on Hulu until December 2021) is an American content hub on the streaming platformHulu that offers programming from FX Networks, a subsidiary of theDisney General Entertainment Content segment ofthe Walt Disney Company.[33] Launched on March 2, 2020, the hub's programming is offered at no extra cost to Hulu subscribers. FX on Hulu features original programming produced by FX specifically for Hulu, in addition to past and current original shows seen on the linear FX andFXX cable networks. Hulu is owned by Disney, the parent company of FX.[33]
In November 2019, four shows were moved from Hulu:Devs,Mrs. America,A Teacher, andThe Old Man.[17] As part of the "first phase" (March 2–7, 2020), FX on Hulu rolled out with 40 current and library shows, with four original shows premiering on FX before being made available on Hulu the next day.[34] Phase two began on April 15 withMrs. America premiering along with two other original shows and a documentary series.[35] The initial "FX on Hulu"-branded shows premiered on the FX cable network before being made available on Hulu the next day.[18]
In December 2021, Disney began to phase out the "FX on Hulu" brand, resulting in the Hulu hub for FX and FXX programming being rebranded as simply "FX". Concurrently, Disney began to use the FX label to promote its programs in international markets onDisney+.[36] Outside the United States, FX programming was labelled as under the "Star Originals" brand on theStar content hub until its rebranding to the Hulu content hub in October 2025.[37]
The Weekly / The New York Times Presents, which has been sometimes described as an "FX on Hulu" show, was jointly commissioned by FX and Hulu prior to the launch of the FX on Hulu hub, and is introduced with both services' logos, unlike FX on Hulu series which are introduced with only the FX logo.[38][39]
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devs | Science fictiondrama | March 5, 2020 | 8 episodes | 43–57 min. | Miniseries |
| Mrs. America | Historical drama | April 15, 2020 | 9 episodes | 43–48 min. | |
| A Teacher | Drama | November 10, 2020 | 10 episodes | 21–29 min. | |
| American Horror Stories | Horroranthology | July 15, 2021 | 3 seasons, 24 episodes | 38–49 min. | Ended |
| Reservation Dogs | Teencomedy drama | August 9, 2021 | 3 seasons, 28 episodes | 24–30 min. | Ended[40] |
| Y: The Last Man | Science fictiondrama | September 13, 2021 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 48–55 min. | Ended[41] |
| The Premise | Anthology | September 16, 2021 | 1 season, 5 episodes | 30 min. | Ended[42] |
| Under the Banner of Heaven | True crimedrama | April 28, 2022 | 7 episodes | 63–68 min. | Miniseries |
| Pistol | Biographical drama | May 31, 2022 | 6 episodes | 45−56 min. | |
| The Bear | Comedy drama | June 23, 2022 | 4 seasons, 38 episodes | 20–66 min. | Renewed[43] |
| The Patient | Psychological thriller | August 30, 2022 | 10 episodes | 21−46 min. | Miniseries |
| Fleishman Is in Trouble | Drama | November 17, 2022 | 8 episodes | 47−52 min. | |
| Kindred | Science fictiondrama | December 13, 2022 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 36−54 min. | Ended[44] |
| Great Expectations | Period drama | March 26, 2023 | 6 episodes | 56–58 min | Miniseries[a] |
| Class of '09 | Crime thriller | May 10, 2023 | 8 episodes | 37–48 min | Miniseries |
| The Full Monty | Comedy drama | June 14, 2023 | 8 episodes | 38–54 min | Miniseries[b] |
| A Murder at the End of the World | Murder mystery | November 14, 2023 | 7 episodes | 42–72 min | Miniseries |
| Shōgun | Historical drama | February 27, 2024 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 53–70 min | Renewed[45] |
| The Veil | Spy thriller | April 30, 2024 | 6 episodes | 38–67 min | Miniseries |
| Clipped | Sports drama | June 4, 2024 | 6 episodes | 44–58 min | |
| Say Nothing | Historicalpolitical drama | November 14, 2024 | 9 episodes | 42–50 min | |
| Dying for Sex | Comedy drama | April 4, 2025 | 8 episodes | 27–35 min | |
| Alien: Earth | Science fictionhorror | August 12, 2025 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 54–63 min | Renewed[46] |
FX Entertainment is the division of FX Networks that oversees original programming under the FX brand, including FX Productions. It was formed in May 2019 as part of FX Networks' executive restructuring following acquisition by Disney.[47] On June 10, 2019, Disney announced that both FX Entertainment andDisney Television Studios would share the same casting division.[48]
FX Productions (FXP) is FX Networks' in-house production company. The studio currently produces series for FX, FXX, and FX on Hulu. In the past, they have also made series forTBS (Miracle Workers),Epix (Perpetual Grace, LTD),Amazon Prime Video (One Mississippi) andFox (Wayward Pines season 1 andThe Cool Kids).
Due to arrangements that predate the launch of theDisney+Star content hub, several FX and FX on Hulu programs may be carried by third-party broadcasters instead.[49]
In regions such as Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, FX and FX on Hulu programming is distributed through the Hulu content hub on Disney+ and labeled as "Hulu Originals". Formally, these programmes were available on the sister serviceStar+ in Latin America andDisney+ Hotstar in parts of Southeast Asia before they were folded into Disney+.[49] In India, these programs are released onJioHotstar.[50]
In Canada, almost all FX original programming premiere exclusively on the domestic versions ofFX andFXX, as part of a previously established relationship between FX Networks andRogers Sports and Media.[51] All FX on Hulu branded series were released as part of the Star hub on Disney+ under the "FX on Disney+" label, and later the Hulu content hub after its rebranding. Some FX content was not available on Disney+ in Australia due to an output deal withBinge and its parentFoxtel, which expired in April 2022.
... it featured a provision that Disney would move in as a tenant for at least seven years.
Disney's lease for space on Fox's Pico Boulevard property in Los Angeles expires next March.
